Second place was shared by four players, but 2nd and 3rd on tiebreak were Alexey Dreeev and Vladislav Tkachiev, who qualified for the World Rapid Chess 2012 finals. Together with Kurnosov, they join Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Teimour Radjabov, Alexander Morozevich, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Grischuk, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler,
Boris Gelfand, Viktor Bologan, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, and Anuar Ismagambetov for the finals in Astana.